Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-17

iu executive rlnlrOll aud these apss'' w" ~
D. exhausted. e..,.,t,,,,,.t j,,s,..
ton OF congress, tue rtsio"s'uAt's 80"
where IN belongs , .,tl..,1
Though the situation thus lar e9'ttSNH9'EE,,,t
Is frauyht with danger which shoutl /, lu''l
realized, aud though II presents ,v"s" IN, ~
wrong TO the pcppe MS wen ~ pf't ~
country, II il hut result gtuWluI ~ "
perfect and apparent cause, cnhs'auul Typ"
ducinv the same alarming cIrcuh'uthvSs
conUsstel national treasury anl dtlhet9
monetary condition Ia the buSluesS ~ Wv
country Ii need hur lly be staej that Mhle
the present situation demands rtmouf, We
can only be saved frpala like Wedleaiaehl W
the futurr bv the removal OF It's cause
| (tr scheme nf TAX ttiuu, bY means or
which this needless surp,u Il taken from tne
people aid put Into tho puhlle treasury cun
slsts OF a tariff Or duty leyiel upon mp lttN
| tiOns from abroad, anl Internal revenue TAX
| % ievial ijT,ou the CONSUMPTION a. tobacco
and spirlttiGus aud malt liquors, II must ~
conceded that none Of the things subjected
to internal revenue taxation are, stH'tll
speaking, necessuries There appears 70 %
no Just complaint OF TINS laAa'"m ~
the consumers OF these articles, ana there
seems to be nothing so well able to bear tue
burden without hardship 10 any portion OF
the people. J.,
But our present tariff laws. the vicious, In
equitable and illogical source OF unnecessary
taxation, Ought TO De ~ cnee reNlsed anu
amended. .., .
Thes laws as their primary aud plain effort
raise the price TO Consumers ~ all articles lili"
ported and subject to lut3 ~ precisely tue
sum paid for such duties Thus the amount
OF tile duty measures the Tax paid ~ those VINO
purchase for use these imported articles.
| MANY Of these things, however, are raised
or manufactured In our country, aut Tie dn-
ties nov levied upon fore ~ goods
aud products are called protection 10
| these home manufactures, because theH rem
der il possible for these Of our people who are
manufacturers 10 make these taxed articles
aud sell them for price equal to that demand
ed for the imported goo Is that haYt pad Gus
| toms duty. So 1t happens that while compare
| lively few use the impOytel articles, millions
| or our people who never Use and never saw
| any of the foreign products, purchase aud use
things Of the same kind nale Ia tuls c1untrJ
aud paw therefor nearly o. quite the SAINTS en-
| HANGED price which the duty adds TO Tue hui
| ported articles
Those who buy imports pay the duty eharg'
| ed thereon into the public treasury blt the
/ great mAiority Of our citizens, Who buy d0nes-
4 tic articles OF the same class, pay Il sum al
1 least approximately equal to this duty 20 the
] home manufactures This reference ~ the
/ operation Of our tariff laws Il not made bY
/ war III instruction, bus In order that we NAV
| be constantly reminded Of the manner In
| which they iuiDbse a burden upon those who
/ consume domestic products as we'll as those
1 who consume imported articles, aud thus ere
\ ate tax upon all our people.
| II il not proposed to entirely relieve the
| country Of this taxation. 10 must he exten.
| slyely continued as the source III the govern
| ment's Income aud IN re tdiustm mt Ol our
! tariff the interests " American labor engaged
| in manufacture shouli be clrrfIlly consider
| ed as well as the preservation I uur uiauufact.
| urers. II may be called protection, or 1F Any
| other name, but relief from The hHrdsh'ps and
| dangers Of our present tariff laws shpuli be
| devised with especial precautiOu against I'M
| periing the existence OF our manufacturing
| interests. But this eNtsteuce shuuld not
| mean a condition which, without regard 10
/ the public welfare or national e1igrncy,
| must always insure the realization Ot immense
profits Instead Of moderately profitable re-
| turns
As the volume and diversity Of our national
activities Increase, new recruits are addict 20
| those who desire continuance II the adyan.
tages which they conceive the present. system
OF tariff taxation directly rTectA 50 stun.
boEulY have all efforts 10 reduce the present
condition been resisted by those Of our fellow.
citizens thus engaged, that they cnn hardly
complain u the suspicion, entertained 10
certain extent, that there existed an organ.
lied combination all along the line to main.
tain their advantage.
We are In the ndst NJ centennial relrbra.
lions, and With becoming pride We rejoice IN
American skill and ingenuity, In American
| energy AMI enterprise, aud tu ths WONDERFUL
| natural advantages aui resources developed
| bv a cPutury's national growth Yet when an
attempt Is made TO Justify a scheme which
| permits a tax 10 be laid upon every consumer
In the land for the benefit 10 our fnanufaCtuy,
ers quite beyond reasonable demand for
government regard, IL suits the purposes u
advocacy TO call our manufacturers infant In
dustries stu needing the highest degree II
favor and fostering care that can be Wruug
from federal leg Station
IL Is also said that the increase IN the price
Of domestic manufactures resulting from the
present tariff Is necessary In Oricr that higher
wages NAV be paid toour w0FkIngmeu employ
ed Ia manufactures than are paid for what il
called the ptupeF labor Of Europe. All will
acknowledge the force of an argument which
Involves the welfare and liberal rOtnDeusat lon
OF our working men, Labor il honorable In
the ewes Of every American citizen aud "a IL
lies at the foundation Of our DEVELOPMENT
and progress, IL Is entitled without affection
or hvpOcTacY, 10 the utmost regard. The
standard Of our labDrcrs' NJ should not be-
measured bv that Of any other country less
favored, aud they are entitled 10 their full
share Of all our advantages.
By the last census II IA made 10 nppear that
Of the II &c.,, 90 Of our population engaged
in all kinds Of industries, : gu, 1913 are crn
ployeh in agriculture 4NTi. rs IN professional
and personal service, C!,a3Ls7b II whom are
domestic servants aud lnbOrers while lsiO-
are eI0DiOEtU IN tFatN nll TRANSPORTATION.
and 1887, liz are classed as employed In manu-.
featuring aud mining.
For present purposes, however, the last
number given should BE- considerably reduced
without attempting to cnulurrate ALL II win
tie conceded that there should BE- deducted
from those which it Includes, 3Ti 1873 carpru.
ters and i0iners, 2Sj 4Jl mltiuers, drrss.
makers and seamstresses, H. 726 lilac <snitlis
lS3, $50 tailOrs and tAlOrea3rs, itt1 AZ masYns
1924 butchers, 4l,3D9 bakers, 23Gs3 plaster.
ers, 4,SJl engaged in manufacturing agriCult.
ural Implements, amounting III tins nyprrpnte
to l,2l4,023, leaving 2,613Ds0 persons em.
ployed In such manufacturing Industries IA
are claimed to be benefited by high tariff
To these the appeal Is made 10 save tliRir rfu-
ployment and maintain their wages by resist
ing change. There should he no dispDaition
to answer such suggestions hy tile allegation
that they are In q minority among those WIN
labor, and therefore should forrgo an ndyau.
tage, In the interest Of low prices for The mai.
GRITTY. Their compensation As ii may b, n 4.
feCted bY the operation Of tariff laws slnull
at all times be scrupu0u3Iy kept IN view: aud
yet with slight reflection they will nor over
look the fact that they are consumers with the
rest; that they, too have their own wants and
those Of their families 10 supply from their
earnings aud that the prices NJ the ncccs.
saries ~ life, as well as the amount Of their VI
wages viii regulate the measure OF their wei
fare aud comfort.
Bnt the reduction Of taxation demanded
should be 80 measured as not to nccsasttafe
or justify either the loss Of employment By the
worklngmen or the lcssenng ~ his wages I;
and the. profits still remaining 10 manufac.
lurer, after necessary rendiIstmcnt, should
burntsh no excuse for the sacrifice OF the inter.
ests OF bis employees either IN their opportunity
to work or Ia the dlninution 0f their e,mp,ti.
saton Nor can the worker III manufactures
fall To understand that while high tariff il
claimed 70 be necessary to allow .br pay,nrnt
OF renumcratlve wages, II certainly results IN
very large increase IN the price Of nearly all
sorts Of manufactures, which, in nIiu0st
countless forms, he needs for tile use Of him.
sell and bis family He receives at the desk
| OF his employer his wages, and
perhaps before he reaches his home il Obliged
IN a purchase for family use Of an artIcls